No difference. As to my dialog, here's the relevant portions
Code:
 alias obs { 
  dialog -md Observer Observer 
} 
dialog Observer {
  title "Observer"
  size -1 -1 340 175
  option dbu
  button "Cancel", 1, 10 40 20 10, cancel
  button "OK", 2, 40 40 20 10, ok
  button Store New Info, 3, 10 60 50 10, default
  text "Rte", 4, 10 10 20 10
  combo 5, 30 10 30 10, edit drop
  text "Account", 6, 10 20 20 10
  combo 7, 30 20 60 10, edit drop
  text "Name", 8, 100 12 25 8
  edit "", 9, 130 10 95 10, autohs
  text "Address", 10, 100 22 25 8
  edit "", 11, 130 20 50 10, autohs
  text "Apt.", 12, 185 22 15 8
  edit "", 13, 205 20 20 10, autohs
  text "Phone", 14, 100 32 25 8
  edit "", 15, 130 30 50 10, autohs
  combo 16, 130 40 50 10, edit drop
  check "Active", 17, 185 32 25 8, left
  text "Billing", 19, 115 105 50 10, center
  text "Delivery", 20, 100 42 25 8
  text "Expires", 21, 185 40 50 8, center
  edit "", 22, 185 50 50 10, autohs right
  text "Start", 23, 5 105 50 10, center
  text "Stop", 24, 60 105 50 10, center
  edit "", 34, 130 60 50 10, right
  text "Balance", 28, 100 62 25 8
  text "Pay Date", 29, 225 105 50 10, center
  text "Billing", 30, 100 52 25 8
  list 18, 5 115 50 50, size extsel
  text "Delivery", 36, 170 105 50 10, center
  list 37, 60 115 50 50, size extsel
  list 38, 115 115 50 50, size extsel
  list 39, 225 115 50 50, size extsel
  text "Payment", 41, 100 72 25 8
  edit "", 42, 130 70 50 10, autohs right
  list 43, 170 115 50 50, size extsel
  text "Pay Amount", 44, 280 105 50 10, center
  combo 27, 130 50 50 10, edit drop
  list 45, 280 115 50 50, size extsel
  edit "", 25, 5 90 50 10
  edit "", 26, 60 90 50 10
  edit "", 31, 115 90 50 10
  edit "", 32, 170 90 50 10
  edit "", 33, 225 90 50 10
  edit "", 35, 280 90 50 10
}
on *:DIALOG:Observer:INIT:*: { 
  if !$hget($dname) { .hmake $dname 100 } 
  if $exists($+($dname,.hsh)) { .hload $dname $+($dname,.hsh) } 
  if !$hget($dname,Rtes) {        echo -a 8,1ALERT!!! No routes established    } 
  else {     didtok $dname 5 44 $hget($dname,Rtes)  }  
  ;  
  didtok $dname 16 44 Daily,Sat. Only,MP/LL 
  ;  
  didtok $dname 27 44 Office,Monthly,Bi-wkly 
  ;  
} 

on *:DIALOG:Observer:sclick:5: {  
  set %rte $iif($did($dname,$did).seltext,$v1,$did($dname,$did)) 
  set %accts $hfind($dname,$+(%rte,.,*,.Name),0,w) 
  while %accts { 
    did -a $+ $iif(%accts = 1,r) $dname 7 $gettok($hfind($dname,$+(%rte,.,*,.Name),%accts,w),2,46) 
    dec %accts 
  } 
} 
on *:DIALOG:Observer:sclick:7: {  
  set %acct $iif($did($dname,$did).seltext,$v1,$did($dname,$did)) 
  did -ra $dname 9 $hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Name))  
  did -ra $dname 11 $hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Address))  
  did -ra $dname 13 $hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Apt)) 
  did -ra $dname 15 $hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Phone)) 
  if !$did($dname,15) {
    find.a.person $gettok($did($dname,9),1,44) $iif($gettok($did($dname,9),2-,44),$v1)
  }
  did $iif($hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Active)),-c,-u) $dname 17 
  did -ra $dname 22 $asctime($hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Expiry)),mmm dd yyyy) 
  var %x = 1 
  while (%x <= $hfind($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.data.*),0,w)) { 
    var %data = $hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.data.,%x)) 
    did -a $dname 18 $iif($gettok(%data,1,44) != -, $asctime($v1,mmm dd yyyy),-) 
    did -a $dname 37 $iif($gettok(%data,2,44) != -, $asctime($v1,mmm dd yyyy),-) 
    did -a $dname 38 $gettok(%data,3,44) 
    did -a $dname 43 $gettok(%data,4,44) 
    did -a $dname 39 $iif($gettok(%data,5,44) != -, $asctime($v1,mmm dd yyyy),-) 
    did -a $dname 45 $gettok(%data,6,44) 
    inc %x 
  } 
  did -ca $dname 16 $hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Delivery)) 
  did -ca $dname 27 $hget($dname,$+(%rte,.,%acct,.Billing)) 
  var %balance = $calc(($ctime($did($dname,22)) - $ctime) / 1209600) 
  if ($left($did($dname,16),1) == D) || ($did($dname,16).sel == 1) { 
    did -ra $dname 34 $+($,$round($calc(%balance * 6.8),2)) 
  } 
  elseif ($left($did($dname,16),1) == S) || ($did($dname,16).sel == 2) { 
    did -ra $dname 34 $+($,$round($calc(%balance * 3),2)) 
  } 
} 
 


And here's what I currently have for the sockets section
Code:
 alias find.a.person { 
  if (!$isid) { 
    set %lastname $1 
    set %firstname $2 
    set %street.num $gettok($did(Observer,11),1,32)
    set %street.name $gettok($did(Observer,11),2-,32)
    set %apt $did(Observer,13)
    sockopen findap findaperson.canada411.ca 80 
  } 
} 
on *:sockopen:findap:{ 
  unset %match
  unset %page*
  sockwrite -n $sockname GET $+(/10649/search/Find_Person?firstname_begins_with=1&firstname=,%firstname,&name_begins_with=1&name=,%lastname,&city_zip=Sarnia&state_id=ON) HTTP/1.1 
  sockwrite -n $sockname Host: findaperson.canada411.ca $+ $crlf $+ $crlf 
} 
on *:sockread:findap:{ 
  if ($sockerr) { 
    echo -a some error occurred oh no. 
    return 
  } 
  else { 
    var %nc 
    sockread %nc
    if ($+(*,%street.num,*,%apt,*,%street.name,*) iswm %nc) {
      var %nc = $right(%nc,20)
      var %nc = $left(%nc,14)
      echo -s %nc
      did -ra Observer 15 %nc
      set %match found
    }
    elseif (*search_id* iswm %nc) && !%search_id {
      set %search_id $gettok(%nc,2,34)
      set %search_id $gettok(%search_id,-1,61)
    }
    elseif ($+(*,%lastname,*,%firstname,*,Total*) iswm %nc) {
      var %nc = $gettok(%nc,-2,32)
      var %nc = $gettok(%nc,-1,62)
      set %pages $calc($int($calc(%nc / 10)) + 1)
      set %pages $calc(%pages - 1)
    }
    elseif ((</html* iswm %nc) || (%match)) {
      sockclose findap
      if ((!%match) && (%pages)) {
        inc %page
        sockopen findap $+ %page findaperson.canada411.ca 80
      }
    }
  } 
}

on *:sockopen:$(findap $+ %page):{
  set %limit $calc(%page * 10 + 1)
  sockwrite -n $sockname GET $+(/10649/search/Alpha_Limit?search_id=,%search_id,&old_search_type=Find_Person&sort=&alpha_limit=&lower=,%limit,) HTTP/1.1
  sockwrite -n $sockname Host: findaperson.canada411.ca $+ $crlf $+ $crlf 
}

on *:sockread:$(findap $+ %page):{
  if ($sockerr) { 
    echo -a some error occurred oh no. 
    return 
  } 
  else { 
    var %nc 
    sockread %nc
    if ($+(*,%street.num,*,%apt,*,%street.name,*) iswm %nc) {
      var %nc = $right(%nc,20)
      var %nc = $left(%nc,14)
      echo -s %nc
      did -ra Observer 15 %nc
      set %match found
      sockclose findap
    }
  }
  elseif ((</html* iswm %nc) || (%match)) {
    sockclose $(findap $+ %page)
    if ((!%match) && (%pages)) {
      inc %page
      sockopen findap $+ %page findaperson.canada411.ca 80
    }
  }
}